Leslie Jordan Quotes

I like grown up comedy.

Unlike 'Deal or No Deal,' which is for the entire family, my standup is not for the entire family.

Because it's uncensored cable, I think we'll be able to do the kind of sketch comedy that really hasn't been seen before. We can actually finish jokes.

I like bawdy humor. I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor.

I like grown-up comedy, where it's about character and attitude and life as opposed to obvious gross-out and jokes.

That's a nice thing about being a topical standup: you can add in things to keep it fresh.

I love bawdy humor, but not dirty humor.

The work I'm doing on the screen differs from that of anyone else. My comedy is of a peculiar nature...no writers have been developed along the lines of my type of comedy and this is why I sometimes have differences with writers, supervisors and directors alike.

It's interesting, in the U.K., I'm known for doing comedy things, which often doesn't translate to the U.S.

I still believe that sex is dirty. It's just that now I wouldn't have it any other way.

Not funny ha ha, funny weird.

I love physical comedy. Comedy that comes from an emotional place is amazing too and lets me develop in a new way as an actor.

As I get older, I think I'm more interested in comedy that doesn't take cheap shots. But I watched some of that Justin Bieber "roast" and I thought it was hilarious.

Really, more than anything, The 2000 Year Old Man is a huge influence on all of our comedy, but specifically the live version of Oh, Hello.

I often think it can often be very difficult for comedians to revisit the same gag. I think Russell's a bit more than a comedian.

My stand-up is more like how I am in real life. I don't really do a character thing in stand-up. It's just a bunch of sentences that are supposed to be funny.

Garry Shandling in particular - really had the concept. He really knew it, and it was done so lovingly. He would go beyond the joke, and sort of go into the character. His "funny" was very different, and I really appreciated it.

'Where's Bill going?' He's going to comedy death. Boom! He pops out of it with another joke. It's my particular style.

The older you get, the funnier fart jokes are.

Comics know that they do best. They might not be best to rewrite to another person's comedy, but they know what is best for them. Luckily, I come from both a writing background - with 'Workaholics' - and I also act in what I've written.

There's a lot of guys up there who like wearing a suit or try doing jokes that they think will play to a certain crowd, or maybe get them corporate work. I've always written jokes that I would want to hear. So, I'm trying to entertain myself more than anything.

Maybe in 10 years,I'll only be doing "classical" comedy. Or crashing my car into trees.

I love broad comedy. It has its place. If I were to do that, I'd love to do physical comedy.

I LOVE WAL-MART. I CONSIDER MY JOKES TO BE VERY JEUVINILLE. STUFF A 14 YEAR OLD WOULD LAUGH AT BECAUSE THATS THE SENCE OF HUMOR I HAVE. ALL THE STUFF I TALK ABOUT MAY NOT BE APPROPRIATE FOR CHURCH GROUPS HOWEVER WAL-MART AINT SUNDAY SCHOOL. AS LONG AS I DIDNT USE OFFENSIVE FOUL LANGUAGE I KNEW ID BE FINE. WAL-MART GETS IT, THATS WHY THEY BLOW AWAY THE COMPETITION. BESIDES ITS THERE STORE THEY CAN DO WHAT THEY WANT. THATS AMERICA BABY!

I'm always ready for TV. I don't have to edit my jokes - when you work clean, you can work anywhere.